New repair station at the center of bike safety event

All the tools needed to perform basic bike repairs and maintenance are included in a new bike-repair station located outside Blazer RLC on the Green by the Commons. The station is one of the first student-led projects implemented through the UAB Sustainability Investment Fund.

The launch is part of UAB’s Bike Safety week, Nov. 9-13, which will highlight education and services available through UAB and on its campus to faculty, staff and students.

On Friday, a number of activities are scheduled on the Green 11 a.m.-1 p.m.:

Representatives from Redemptive Cycles will teach people to use the repair station and also provide information about its services.

The first 100 people with UAB ID who bring their bike and register it with UAB Police will receive kryptonite U locks from UAB Sustainability.

The repair station was proposed in the inaugural round of awards made through the Sustainability Investment Fund by engineering student Jeromy Huang, who had two projects selected. The board awarded $1,300 for this project, and $5,000 for the addition of more functional bike racks on campus, which will follow soon, according to UAB Sustainability Coordinator Julie Price.

Celebrate Arbor Day and UAB’s dedication to Alabama’s native trees 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 23 on the Sterne Library Plaza. See eight new redbud trees planted on the library grounds and take home free tree seedlings.

The Cahaba River Society conferred its 2018 Watershed Conservation Development Award on UAB for its Express Parking Lot, which was designed and constructed to reduce stormwater runoff and reduce water pollution.

Apply by March 16 for the Red Mountain Project faculty workshop, which will help participants incorporate sustainability into their courses. Ten faculty fellows will receive a stipend of $1,000 for a new or altered course syllabus.